Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round Including Jaleel McLaughlin, Rashee Rice, Justice Hill, D'Onta Foreman, Logan Thomas

The Week 6 waiver wire pickups & adds lightning round for 2023 fantasy football. Our free agent list includes Jaleel McLaughlin, Rashee Rice, Justice Hill, D'Onta Foreman, Logan Thomas & more.

Hey there, RotoBallers, and gather around for an early look at the waiver landscape following Sunday's action. We serve as a rapid reaction to get key names on your radar with the week's early performances and injuries to big names such as Justin Jefferson, Travis Kelce, Anthony Richardson, Khalil Herbert, James Conner, Tank Dell, Daniel Jones, and more. October is already here, so let's stay hot with the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 6.

This column is published early every week and then updated daily. Each day of the week will also yield more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions.

Waiver pickups are listed in priority order (in a vacuum) and broken down by position. Players must be rostered in roughly less than 60% of Yahoo leagues and will range from shallow options in standard leagues to deep options in PPR formats.

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Week 6 Running Backs To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Jaleel McLaughlin
D'Onta Foreman
Justice Hill
Tyjae Spears
Jaylen Warren
Emari Demercado
Kendre Miller
Chuba Hubbard
Samaje Perine
Roschon Johnson
Zach Charbonnet
Kareem Hunt
Jeff Wilson Jr.
Ezekiel Elliott
Jordan Mason
Matt Breida
Rico Dowdle
Keaton Mitchell
Ke'Shawn Vaughn

Week 6 Wide Receivers To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Rashee Rice
Joshua Palmer
Jameson Williams
Elijah Moore
Curtis Samuel
Josh Downs
Quentin Johnston
Robert Woods
K.J. Osborn
Marvin Mims Jr.
DJ Chark Jr.
Josh Reynolds
Tyler Boyd
Michael Wilson
Jonathan Mingo
Trenton Irwin
Kendrick Bourne
Rondale Moore
Darius Slayton
John Metchie III
Trey Palmer
Deven Thompkins

Week 6 Tight Ends To Add

Pickups are in priority order:

Logan Thomas
Zach Ertz
Gerald Everett
Jonnu Smith
Dalton Schultz
Noah Fant
Adam Trautman
Tyler Conklin

Week 6 Quarterbacks To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:

Matthew Stafford
Sam Howell
Joshua Dobbs
Baker Mayfield
Gardner Minshew
Bryce Young
Desmond Ridder
Tyrod Taylor
Bailey Zappe

Week 6 Defenses To Add

Pickups are in priority order, with emphasis on Week 6:

Atlanta Falcons
Houston Texans
Cleveland Browns
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Rams

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